Nether garment.



J. D. BELTON. NETHER GARMENT.

I APPLICATION FILED AUG-[3.19I5- v atentd De. 5,1916- ATTORNEY UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN D. BELTON, OF CROWLEY, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JACKFRANKIE-L, OF CROWLEY, LOUISIANA.

NETHEZR- GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

I Application vfiled August 13, 1915. Serial No. 45,375.

T0 all --u.-]1,0m,itma i concern:

Be it known that I, JoI-IN D. BELToN, a citizen f the United States,residing at Crowley, in the parish of Acadia and State of Louisiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nether Garments, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a nether garment and particularly to drawers,undershirts or union suits or combined drawers and shirts for men.

The main object is to provide a construction of drawers or other-undergarments wherein suspensory means for the male genitals isembodied so thatsuch organs will have a support and in'addition have aretaining means which precludes air passage through a front opening ofthe drawers and assumes a. position intermediate the drawers and outertrousers as-in present constructions, and consequently avoid theincidental diseomforts and annoyance.

Another object of the invention is to provide the suspensory means inthe form of a sheet adapted to be independently or detachably connectedto the garment on the interior adjacent the crotch and in combi-' nationwith the adjacent portion of the drawers, to form a retaining pocket.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction ofdrawers with wide overlapping closure flaps at the front so as to avoidthe usual central front opening through which the male genitals mayextend to overcome the objections thereto.

' \Vith the above and additional objects such as will hereinafterappear, in view, the invention has been embodied inone preferred form ashereinafter described and illustrated in accompanying drawings whereinFigure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of drawers constructed inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the samearticle in a reversed position but with a portion thereof broken away toshow the interior construction; and Fig. 3 is a. detail perspective Viewof a portion of the pocket and the means for connecting it to thedrawers. j

Referring specifically to the drawings wherein acally drawers for menare shown, numerals 1 designate the legs which depend from a body orwaist 2. Atthe front of the garconvention'al' garment, specificured. toone of the flaps, for instance, flap 4:, and be adapted to fasten to theother flap, for instance flap 3, by passage through button holes 7provided therein. It will be noticed that the flaps 3 and are ratherwide and that this construction effectively avoids a central frontopening through which the genitals may accidentally penetrate. Flap 3 isunconnected with the remainder of the drawers along the line 8. and thatthe flap at. merely rests against flap 3 along the line 9 and that theflaps may be moved relatively when unbuttoned from the buttons b tofacilitate positioning and removal of the garment.

For the suspensory means, I use in addition to the garment itself. onlya suitably shaped sheet 10 and fastening means 11 to secure the same tothe garment. This means 11 may be of any suitable form, for instancestitches, buttons, or hooks 12 and eyes 13 as shown in detail in Fig. 3.This sheet or pocket section 10 is disposed adjacent the crotch and hasits upper edge 12' unconnected with the drawers so as to form theopening for the pocket. The construction in which the pocket section isfastened' by means of the hooks and eyes, permits detachment of thepocket section.

The section 10 together with the portion of the garment opposite thesame and to which it is attached, forms an effective pocket into whichthe genitals may be placed or'suspended, for support. As previouslypointed out, the construction of the flaps 3 and 4 prevent penetrationof the Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

be understood that changes within the spirit and scope of. the inventionmay be resorted to.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. Drawers having aninner closure flap with a mar inal edge extending from one side of the front vertica 1 median line at the top to the crotch, an outer or secondclosure flap, fastening means for the closure flaps, a pocket carried bythe inner closure flap open at its top to receive the genitals, thespecific formation of closure fla s avoiding the usual vertical openingand t ereby preventing danger of penetration of the nitals through thedrawers when disp'aced from the pocket, said pocket lying 1n the path ofmovement of and serving as an abutment for the inner closure flap toprevent undue movement across and relatively to the pocket and therebypreventing rubbing and cutting of the genitals by the second mentionedclosure flap.

2. Drawers having a closure flap with a marginal edge extending from oneside of the rent vertical median line at the top to the crotch, a secondclosure flap, said second closure flap having a mar 'nal ed extendingfrom the opposite si e of said front vertical median line to the crotch,said closure flaps overlapping and forming an abdominal support,fastening means for the closure flaps, a sheet made se arate from thedrawers, means to secure t e sheet to the inner face of the first;mentioned closure flap adjacent and to one side of the crotch, saidsheet forming a pocket open at its top to receive thegenitals, thespecific formation of closure flaps avoiding the usual verticalopening'and thereby preventing danger of penetration of the genitalsthrough the drawers when displaced from the pocliet, said pocket lyingin the path of movement of and serving as an abutment forthe secnpresence 0 ond mentioned closure flap to prevent undue movement acrossand relatively to the pocket and thereby prevent rubbin and cutting ofthe genitalsby the secon mentioned closure flap.

3. vDrawers having a closure flap with a marginal edge extending fromone side of the front vertical median line at the top to the crotch, asecond closureflap, said second closure flap having a mar 'nal edgeextending'from the opposite si e of 881d front vertical median hne tothe crotch, said closure flaps overla ping and forming an abdominalsupport, astening'means for the closure flaps adjacent the top of thegarment permitting detachment of the flaps, a sheet made separate fromthe rment, said sheet being disposed against t e inndfi face of thefirst mentioned closure flap so that it will form half of a ket and therment opposite it will orfn the other alf of the ket to receivegenitals, means to remova l fasten the pocket to the first mentionedclosure flap, said pocket being open at its top, the specific formationof closure 'flaps avoiding the usual vertical 0 ning and therebypreventing the danger o penetration of the genitals through the drawerswhen displaced from the pocket, and said pocket extending upwardly atits upper edge, and said edge lying in, the path of movement of andserving as an abutment for the second mentioned closure fiap to preventundue movement across and 'relav 'tively-to the pocket and therebypreventing rubbing and cuttin of the genitals by the second mentionclosure flap.

In testimon whemof I aflix my signature two 'JOHN D. BELTON.

Witnemas:

C. L. Cnarrms, L. F. Comlum.

